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Keir Mather vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Keir Mather and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 0 different votes 352 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 305 of 649
Participation
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 649
587
779 eligible divisions
Total votes
476
573 eligible divisions
288
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
233
48.9 % of votes cast
299
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
243
51.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 649
Appearances
7
-70.0 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 649
465
+328.3 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649
Contributions
8
-128.7 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£451,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£306,391
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Education
50 of 52 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
31 of 33 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 14 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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